Legal analysis on the ruling is still coming in, but here’s the bottom line: The Supreme Court is giving the green light to extremists across the country to outright ban abortion — and Texas will be the number one battleground.
For decades, Texas lawmakers have pushed the most extreme attacks on abortion. If we’re going to stop the wildfire spread of policies like the abortion bounty, we have to build the movement to protect abortion access right here in Texas and send a message to politicians everywhere:
Texas is the most important front in the post-Roe era: nearly 10% of Americans who can get pregnant live here. And we know what it’s like to live with extreme restrictions, thanks to a web of barriers that choked off access even under Roe. If anything good can come out of today’s decision it’s this:
Together, we can harness the power of this moment of devastation and build a new Texas where every person is trusted, thriving, and free to pursue the life they want.